Peel Region chair wants economic prosperity — and a green future

Many politicians are bombarded with pleas from community supporters to stick around for one more term once they whisper intentions of leaving.

Iannicca is a familiar face in Mississauga’s Ward 7, which he has represented in some capacity for his entire career, and he says many people came forward urging him to run for the new job — enough to make him consider it. The mayors of Peel’s three municipalities approached him as well, pushing him to put his name forward. He remained on the fence.

It was his wife who changed his mind. “You’d be perfect,” she told him.

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My first in a series of stories from a sit-down interview with newly appointed regional chair Nando Iannicca. A very interesting and intelligent politician who talked about both his lengthy career so far and his hopes for the future.

His philosophy is simple but daunting: make sure you have both an economic plan and an environmental one.

The former chair of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority wants to see booming economic development balanced by a green perspective that understands much of the devastation causing climate change happens because of bad decisions at the local level. Iannicca wants to help usher in a culture of environmental stewardship, while growing the local economy.

Published January 26, 2019 in The Pointer - Brampton